Shipping

The BTC will cover the cost of 1/3 share freight (3 horses on a pallet) for each horse selected to compete in the Bahrain Turf Series to and from its country of origin. The cost covered is permitting the horses travels on the group Turf Series flight outbound and the return journey following the series conclusion Should any horse require to leave prior to the return flight they will be able to use their voucher expenses to contribute towards this.

All horses will travel with a Luck Greayer professional groom.

• Equipment limited to 150kgs per horse. No personal effects – medication allowed (will require detailed packing list).

• All veterinary export costs to meet Bahrain Import conditions.

- RCN’s are to be arranged independently.

• For countries outside of GB & EU where there is no direct travel available to Bahrain due to quarantine protocols and a charter flight is the best option, a travel subsidy will be provided to the owners to assist with shipment costs for their horse.

• A separate travel allowance will be paid for GCC runners invited travelling by road as determined by BTC.

• Horses will need to compete in a minimum of two series races in order to gain eligibility for this travel subsidy.

The BTC will arrange and cover the normal shared costs of return transport by road from the home stable to departure airport and return if from an airport outside the country of origin.

Any requested changes from the transport arrangement provided by the BTC which incurs additional cost will be at the owner’s expense.

Runners who travel onto another GCC country / Carnival all BTC subsidies stop on export from Bahrain & consideration by connections need to be considered on their sanitary status in reference to the return to EU/GB from that country.

Travel to a GCC country requires a 40 days residence in Bahrain prior to shipping.

Equipment Accompanying Horses On Flights

Please note that the following items are NOT permitted to be shipped along with tack:

• Flammables

• Medication

• Batteries

• Supplements

A limited amount of feed can be shipped along with the horse(s) subject to the following:

• Available space on aircraft as advised by LG.

• All bags must be unopened, sealed, labelled and documented according to instructions received by LG.

• A maximum of 3 bags per horse, this is to allow time for feed deliveries to be sourced/ delivered locally.

Import Health Requirements To Bahrain

*Please note the below is for the Bahrain Turf Series, please refer back to page 11 for the Bahrain International, temporary import conditions.

Horses from all countries will need to meet, as a minimum, the Bahrain permanent import conditions appropriate to the country of origin.

Whilst in Bahrain, BTS runners will be stabled in regional groups in a designated quarantine facility separated from local GCC horses. Access to these areas will be restricted to the immediate connections of the horse.

PLEASE NOTE: Horses entering Bahrain which the connections wish to send or upgrade to a local stable for training (non-isolation stables), must meet the Bahrain permanent import conditions and travel with the appropriate permanent import health certification.

Bloods within 30 days of export – along with the agreed exporting countries agreed health certificate for Bahrain.

Bloods:

• Coggins, Dourine, Glanders plus EVA for Colts – taken and tested within 30 days of travel with negative results.

• Designated laboratory determined by the Ministry of exporting country.

Swabs:

• Strangles nasopharyngeal swab taken and tested within 30 days of travel with negative results returned.

• Flu – vaccination booster within 60 days of travel but not within 14 days of travel – must have previously certified primary course of two vaccinations of the same type given 21 to 42 days apart with annual boosters thereafter.

• Nasopharyngeal swab must be taken within 72 hours of departure and tested by the PCR method for Equine Influenza virus and Equine Herpes virus types 1 & 4. Tests must return a negative result.

Vaccinations:

• Vaccination for Equine Influenza is mandatory in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

• All horses must have received a primary course of two vaccinations (same manufacturer) 21 to 42 days apart, followed by booster injections at no greater than 6 month intervals.

• The last booster injection must be within 60 days of travel but not within 14 days of travel.

• If travelling on a primary course alone both vaccinations must be within 60 days of travel but not within 14 days of travel.

If you are considering travelling your horse to the Bahrain Turf Series please send a colour scan of the passport vaccination pages to macewan@lgbloodstock.com or carolyn@lgbloodstock.com so advice can be given if there is any action to take.

Further information in regard to pre-export health requirements can be provided on request directly from Luck Greayer Bloodstock Shipping Ltd – James MacEwan.

PLEASE NOTE: If a horse is transferred from the quarantine area to a local stable for training then prior to an entry being accepted for the horse to run it will need to meet the compulsory vaccination requirements for Equine Herpes Type 1 and 4 that exist in the Kingdom of Bahrain – further information can be found in the rules of racing: d28qafuxp4ng49.cloudfront.net/documents/